theskyflamewrote: Beelzebub is a epic win and accordeing to anns poll its the most antiipated new anime of the season

Well Kimi ni Todoke s2 was #1 in that list but I'm sure Beelzebub got second place :D

There were actually two lists there ~ on the to-watch list of the most respondents, and most anticipated by the most respondents.

The first list is the one that measures broad based appeal (of course, before seeing the shows) ~ on that one, GOSICK is #1, Fractale #2, and Beelzebub #3. The second list measures intensity of interest more than broad appeal, on that one, Kimi no Todoke2 was #1, Beelzebub #2, and Hourou Musuko #3.

#3 in breadth of interest and #2 in intensity of interest ~ that seems like a good pick-up for Crunchyroll. And depending on its popularity in Japan, it could turn into another two to four year running series, on the order of Gintama or Eyeshield21, so it must be a relief to Oz-based shonen fans that it was not another no-ANZAC Kadokawa Pictures license.

Rio is a fan-service pachinko-inspired anime, but at least it escapes the high school fan-service niche to have a female protagonist (and I am only assume a female protagonist with improbable anatomical physics) who ought to be of college age at least. Oh, and its worldwide outside of Japan, which is good news for everyone even if they are not interested in the series.

Beelzebub not available in Germany - thanks so much, CR. I know why i canceled my subscription and will do so again after the free 30-day-trial ends. Is it worth waiting for the next titles to be announced? Maybe, but I think it'll be the same as ever: no access to more than half the newly announced titles.

I hope it's going to be different this time because the series I can actually watch are not that interesting.

agila61wrote:
Rio is a fan-service pachinko-inspired anime, but at least it escapes the high school fan-service niche to have a female protagonist (and I am only assume a female protagonist with improbable anatomical physics) who ought to be of college age at least. Oh, and its worldwide outside of Japan, which is good news for everyone even if they are not interested in the series.

I've come across two different sites that list her age as 21 (and birthday as October 11), with no other sites yet listing conflicting information.